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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) vs California Academy of Sciences
Both are rated very highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) scores marginally higher than California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) comes in at 96 with positive reviews from 11 reviewers such as Where, Frommer's and Fodor's.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
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151 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
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Concierge
"This architecturally arresting black, gray, and white museum... has five floors of 20th-century art, including works by Matisse, Pollock, Georgia O'Keeffe, Diego Rivera, and Ansel Adams."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) was destined from its start in 1935 to become an eclectic, unconventional museum."
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"The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has been the premier West Coast spot for modern art since 1935, with over 27,000 works from Modernists and contemporary artists."
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"Currently under construction until 2016... the museum's collection is on display in galleries and museums throughout the Bay Area."
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Not For Tourists
"Mario Botta-designed modern art museum. Check out the new rooftop sculpture garden."
California Academy of Sciences
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55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118
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"The Cal Academy is one of the city's most spectacular treasures."
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"The California Academy of Sciences is as renowned for its collection—over 26 million specimens gathered over the past 150 years—as it is for the building that houses them."
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Be sure to pick up tickets for the hourly shows at the state-of-the-art Morrison Planetarium, the world's largest all-digital planetarium; sit up high for the best perspective on the 75-foot-diameter dome.
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Architect Renzo Piano's 2008 landmark LEED-certified green building houses 38,000 weird and wonderful animals in a four-story rainforest and split-level aquarium."
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Travel + Leisure
"The Museum, in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, extends green, sustainable architecture in unprecedented ways."
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Condé Nast Traveler
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"Renowned for its collection—over 26 million specimens gathered over the past 150 years—as it is for the building that houses them."
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Even on a foggy day, when mist twirls in the treetops, the park views from atop the roof are stupendous.
